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Ooft, this FT climate graphic of the week "First ice-free day in the Arctic Ocean may come before 2030, study shows" https://lnkd.in/ePZyt-cE

  • Ooft, this FT climate graphic of the week

"First ice-free day in the Arctic Ocean may come before 2030, study shows"

https://www.ft.com/content/63fbcf2b-9acc-4ccb-ac12-9f3b78e85b68
Martin Hughes

Principal Consulting Geologist at Martin Hughes and Associates

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" The Arctic is considered to be ice-free when its waters have less than one million square kilometres of sea ice. At this level, the remaining ice is mostly limited to the north of Greenland and the Canadian archipelago". “While the fastest sea ice loss simulations are unlikely, what the models are showing us is that they could occur, just like 1,000-year flood events occur occasionally,” said Alexandra Jahn, a co-author and professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder".  So it is unlikely to occur and would actually still be represented by a million sq km of ice? I guess it was a desperate-for-a-story-to- print day!

Dr. Hermann Aubié 寒濤

Senior Researcher at the University of Turku

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Any idea how significant is the role of black carbon emissions on the Arctic and what should be prioritised policy wise to mitigate/reduce this trend, please? Thank you!

Emma Thorpe

Communications Director and Adviser

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This one just as scary

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Laurence Fahrni

Senior Naval Architect at Global Maritime

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One of those posts you'd rather not 'like', but for extending the reach 😫

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Derek Shaw

Consulting Geologist at MinervEx Ltd.

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Doesn't this graph show the ice cover is building back to what it was in 2003?

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Martin Hughes

Principal Consulting Geologist at Martin Hughes and Associates

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Could you let me in on the secret of what the x axis is a measure of? It does not really show me anything.

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Horrifying Simon Evans - like watching your life unravel before you.

Fabrice Atallah

🌍 Embedding Sustainability in Business | Head of Social Platforms & Marketplaces @ Hilti | Driving Climate Action & Engagement

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thanks, I needed my dose of depressing news today...

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Michael Gray

Retired but still fighting for renewables!!

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Very informative

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